Read our June newsletter

6th June 2024

We’ve just published our June newsletter.

Our Volunteers Week Special Edition includes the latest news, events, volunteer opportunities, and good news stories to keep you informed and connected as June blooms ahead.

The team is busy preparing for Carers Week which is next week and we’ll soon be hosting a free Employer Academy event with the University of Bedfordshire on 26th June. You can read all about the success of our Community Central programme for Luton and learn how we’ve recently relaunched our retail shop in Dunstable.

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– All the latest news and updates from our charity team

– Events and things to do for free, plus competitions around Luton, Bedfordshire and Milton Keynes

– Easy to follow guides and useful information, plus plenty of money saving tips

– Stories and articles from our community of disabled people, carers and our partner organisations

– Handy information from local community groups and free services you might not know about

Our 30 years celebration curry night raised over £700 for our charity

Thanks to amazing support and generous donations, we raised over £700. These funds will go directly towards providing vital services for people with disabilities and health conditions in our community.

We attended a Men’s Health Awareness event in Dunstable

Healthwatch Central Bedfordshire hosted the Men’s Health Awareness event in partnership with Chiltern Hills PCN. The Disability Resource Centre was one of over 20 organisations at the event.

MSK ActiveWell: A new and free musculoskeletal condition support programme

If you are struggling with a musculoskeletal condition, feeling stuck on waiting lists, and unsure of how to manage your pain, and regain control of your life, then our new MSK ActiveWell programme could be the answer. Within a week of joining, you’ll start your wellbeing journey, designed specifically for your needs, guided by our qualified Health and Wellbeing Practitioner.

Mental health matters: A guide, case study and local links for people living with a disability

Living with a disability can impact mental wellbeing and our article highlights 3 key things that may help. Read how Rebecca ‘mustered the courage to seek help’ and is now encouraging others, saying ‘seeking help is a sign of strength’. At the end we include details and local links to mental health support services in Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes.

Please donate second-hand wheelchairs, tri-walkers, rollators to our charity

Our charity needs more equipment to sell in our shop at the Mayfield Centre in Dunstable. Please donate wheelchairs, rollators/walkers, rise and recliner chairs, walking sticks, mobility scooters and more.